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Bells Batch 7000 Ale

 (RETIRED)
Bells Batch 7000 Ale - Imperial Stout

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100
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Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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5284.15/5.04.14/5.0Special12%95.3Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Batch 7000 is part of our commemorative series celebrating our progress with special brews. Our 7000th batch is a special recipe to be brewed only once.
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 douglas88 (1555), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/56/105/517/20
Dec 29, 2007  
Bottle. Pours black with a nice light brown head, looks like an oil spill. The aroma is a rich roasted malt, dark fruits, brown sugar, and coffee. The taste is great; a smooth dry roasted malt, plums, apricot, some coffee and dark chocolate. Similar to the expedition stout, and both are amazing. Really great!


 franksnbeans (265), Columbus, Maryland, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Dec 23, 2007  
Pours opaque black as oil with a dark chocolate head. Smells roasty, oatmeal, a little coffee grind. Taste as it smells, nice complex flavors with each presenting themself in succession. Medium in the mouth with a bitter finish on the tongue. ABV is non existant. Delicious.


 Miver (547), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Dec 21, 2007  
12oz Bottle thanks to Axilla. Poured black opaque with a small brown head. Aroma is strong baker’s chocolate and caramel. Taste is quite roasty with hints of orange peel and dark fruits. The alcohol is exceptionally hidden. Well balanced and truly amazing.


 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Thanks to drewbeerme for this "blind tasting" as part of our three year dark lord vertical. Dark brown with small burnt brown head. Strong nice aroma of aged vegetable, chocolate, toffee, cherry, slight alc, an interesting coconut aroma as well. Flavor seems very aged with interesting earthy, burnt semi-bitter chocolate, nice sweetness, great balance and still quite hoppy. Full bodied and creamy, yet syrupy. Great flavor, great nose all around very awesome. My first guess for this one was actually expedition, so I was very close, a great beer night thanks andrew and holdenn.


 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Dec 12, 2007  
Pours a black color with a brown head. Aroma is malty, caramel, sherry, and chocolate. Flavor is malty, caramel, chocolate, and roasted malts.


 sneagrams3 (1704), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/105/519/20
Dec 11, 2007  
Tasted 11/26/07. 12oz bottle. Unfiltered and pitch black. Spotty tan head. Peppery port nose. Aromas of chocolate coffee and woody spices. Cocoa and dark berries. Slight alcohol burn in the nostrils. Full bodied with big flavors and a nice burn. Bitter malts with coffee acidity. Tight berry notes. Lingering alcohol. Cocoa and chocolate flavors. Peppery anise. Sweet and bitter. Sticky and long. The coffee roast acidity shines nicely. Touch citrus for a second. Dark cherries. Melding nicely. Touch woody earthy flavors. Oh so delicious. Great beer and aging splendidly!


 axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Dec 9, 2007  
Poured a oily opague black body with a thick, longlasting chestnut brown head. Strong dark chocolate aroma with hints of carmel, sweet cigar smoke, raisins, and coffee. Incredibly complex flavors. Dark bakers choclate, mild bourbon, dry oak, coriander, burnt coffee, and some citrus in the finish. Aged incredibly well!!


 MoDog (909), Griffith, Indiana, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Poured from a 12oz bottle(thanks again Tyler!) and served in a snifter. This brew poured a deep black with a thin head of creamy, tan foam that lasted and lasted. Some very thick lacing coated the entire glass. The aroma of the beer consisted of sweet caramel and dark chocolate, molasses, and a mild cardboard note. The flavor of the beer was made up of burnt malts, dark chocolate, caramel, molasses, prunes, and also a mild alcoholic note. A light, lingering bitterness of burnt malts was left on the tounge. The mouthfeel was heavy and full-bodied. Very lush and velvety. The carbonation level was minimal. This was just an amazing experience! So many flavors going on, but never out of balance. I wish this wasn’t a one time brew. Outstanding!!!



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